The industrial park sector has positioned itself as one of the big winners in the reconfiguration of global supply chains, a trend known as nearshoring; However, some challenges remain on the table to capture all the opportunities that this represents for the Mexican economy.

Throughout 2023, the member developers of the Mexican Association of Private Industrial Parks (AMPIP) have made an investment of 2,790 million dollars in the construction of this type of real estate, this is 54% more compared to 2022, which could increase by 14% in 2024.

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Although developers are working at full speed to continue the development of industrial parks, difficulties in accessing energy (especially from renewable sources) have had consequences on some investment decisions by foreign companies.

“Investments have been lost due to lack of clean energy, I would like to think that they have not been lost, but have only been postponed. Mexico continues to be an attractive market, but if we make energy policy more flexible and begin to open the doors to investment in clean energy, there will undoubtedly be more interest,” commented the general director of Finsa.

Argüelles, at the head of AMPIP, in the last two years has focused on identifying the potential of demand and offering a link in the support of energy generation, by building self-generation parks through turbines and gas, a task that has not been completed. and is pending for 2024.

Favored by nearshoring, the AMPIP industrial parks reached record numbers; Between 2022 and 2023, they registered an accumulated demand of 3.1 million square meters and are expected to reach 6 million square meters by 2027.

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The interest on the part of foreign companies is also reflected in the decrease in available space within the sector. Argüelles mentioned that prior to historical years, the vacancy rate was 6%, while today, markets such as Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez and Monterrey have practically no availability.

At the moment, 50 industrial parks have been detected in the process of construction, which represent more than 2,000 hectares to address nearshoring.

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